Typographical machine



Feb. l0, 1931. J. R. ROGERS 1,791,638@

TYPoGRAPHIcAL MACHINE Fled'April 20. 1929` 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 l NVENTOR fm W @wmf ATT NEVI Feb. 10, 1931. J. RmoGERs 1,791,686

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE Filed April 2o. 1929 5 sheets-sheet 2 D VENTOR 'l ATTO Feb; l0, 1931. J, R, RQGERS 1,791,686

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE Filed April 20. 1929 5 SheetsfSheet- 3 i lA TTORNEM' Feb. 10,' 1931. J. R. RoGERs 1,791,686

TYPOGRFHICAL MACHINE Filed April 20. 1929 5 sheets-sheet 4 "lo N Feb. l0, 1931. J.R. RoGERs TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE Filed April 20. 1929 SShQetS-Sheet 5 NLM 'Patented Fel). l0, 1931 characters are to appear` in print and then sir y UNiTEDQ STATES,

Jenn-R. Roanne, or

PATENT COMPANY, A c ofiaroiweziiorr or NEW ronny rroenariiicer MACHINEl Appiieatiiraii April zo,

This invention relates to typographical machines, such as -linotype machines of the general organization represented in Letters yPatent No. 436,532' to O. Mergenthaler,

wherein circulating matrices are released from a magazine in the order in which their assembled in iine, the composed line transferred to the face of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to -orm a slug .or `linotype againstthe matrices which produce the type. characters thereon, and the matrices thereai er elevated -and .returned through distributing mechanism to the magazine from whichthey are started. More particularly, itV retion with the distributing mechanism. For

l example, in the machine shown inthe Kennecy ateiitNo. 1,705,977 dated March 19,

1929, the severa-l magazinesare mounted toY turn about independent axes vlocated below and close up .to the -respective distributors lso that the intermediate' magazine entrances (which conduct the matricesfrom the dis- VV tributors to the magazines) will constantly maintain 'their operative relation to the'dis-f trilniters` it being noted that in this particu' lar machine 'the' distributing ymechanism embodies plurality of character distributors arranged one above another and each corn-.1 pri'sing a toothed baranda distinctset of'l matrix conveying screws, together with a font separator arranged in line with Athe up.-n

per character distributor and which serves to Vdirect matrices of one 4font directlyonto thef upper distributor bar and to delivermatrices of the other fonts to the lower distributor bar. Y f

1929.` serial No; 356,677.' 1

" In this priorlpatentedarrangement,

BROOKLYN, new lYoRx, assieivoaromaaeuiiriiaiiua I Iiiorrrnf ever, it will be observed that theupper v magazine entrance vis used to Conduct {the} matrices from the lower; dstrhuterto. the

upper magazine, Vvwhile the lower magazine entrancefis employed to conduct thematrices from the upperdistributorto lthelovizer' magazine. With such ,an arrangement, ce r tain disadvantages arise: For. instance, when it is desired to gain access to the upper magazine or the upper magazine. entrance, it is'.

first necessary `to swing-,the lower magazine entrance out .of theway; furthermore, theV lower magazine entrance has to be made of; considerable length in yorder to "reach from the upper distributor to the lower magazine;

and, in addition, the matricesstored inthe. upper inagaZlle, whichis the `4meniore frequently removed, are required to be notched in `order to 'be distributed int() that magazine bythfelowei distributor. Y 1

The `present invention yis Ydirected primar- 'ily to ainac'hine of the @MSS Shownanddel scribed inthe said Kennedy patent, .but con-` templates f certain improvements which are intended te obviate the ydisadvantagies 'above "Iii mentioned,` as wellas othersunnecessarywto refer to. 'To thisend, itis' proposed to arfrange the= inagazine entrances so [that the `upper one-will vserve .,to .conduct matrices from the upper distributor toQthe .upper magazine, while the lower one will serve to: conduct matrices from the lower ,distributor .t the .lower masaane-wvllefreby .b9-th en:

trances may be made 4of ,comparatively ,short length, .asis .desirablaand whereby matrices stored in 'the' upper magazinev (since they are distributed into that magazinefbythe upper distributor) may be free from ffont' dis- Y tinguis'liing notches, thus enabling the larger f size lor display .fonts`, whi'ch are usually gde` void oi' such font distinguishing notches, to'

interchangeY.y f Incarrying out the invention, theetwo magbe stored in the, uppermagazine' forl ready kazin'e yentrances are separately pivoted in such inanner'that .either may (be swung rear# wardly `and,downwardly .to give access to the interior parts vwithout .disturbingfthe other; i

and this notwithstanding the` superposedfretion.

lation of the two character distributors. In the sp'ecic embodiment illustrated, thelower magazine entrance is pivoted ata point below the upper end of the lower magazine, as

ordinarily, while the upper magazine entrance is pivoted at a point located at a considerable distance rearward of the upper maga-zine, and clear et the lower magazine entrance, and in such position that it (the upper" magazine entrance) may be moved bodily in a rearward direction `from its operative position through the space between the two character distributors.

According to another Vfeature-otthe in vention, the superposed magazines, aswell as their magazine entrances,v are'vmounted in a common shift frame Vwhich is adapted to be swung about a movable axis located to the rear of and 'at alevel-intermediate the levels 'off the two character distributors or in such positionthat either selected magazine mayl be brought into operative 'relation'to the fixed assembling devices without moving the upper ends vof themagazine entrancesout of matrix receivingrelation to the overlying distributors.-

The foregoingdescription has been given with reference to the main magazines and the associated parts, but in the present instance it isalso proposed to employ auxiliary magazinesarranged at the side of the main magazines or'in tandem thereto.` Tliesea-uxiliaiy magazines, like the 'main magazines, are mounted for swinging movement so that any selected one may iebrouglit into opera tive relation to the ix'ed assembling devices,-

(which are extended for the purpose), altlio theauxiliary'magazines are separately pivoted rather than carried in a common pivoted shift frame. The magazine entrances for the auxiliary magazines, however, are mounted in practically'the same way as those Jlor the'inain magazines, except thatthe upper entrance'is pivoted directly Vto the iixedinachine frame, while the lower ent-rance is'pii'- oted directly to the lower magazine base frame. The matrices are distributed into the auxiliary vmagazines in the customary way, namely, by extending the character distributors suiiciently vtotheriglit todrop the matrices into the auxiliary magazine entrances A urtherfeature ci the invention has'to Wide with the stoppage of vthe ydistributing mechanism. when anyone of the magazine entrances (whether 'main or auxiliary) is swung rearwardly -fromits operative posi-V n the embodiment' illustrated, this is. accomplished by'fmounting a part of the clutch controlling connections on each ofthe magazine entrances, such lthat when any entrance is swung rearwardly from its operative position, the train of connections will be broken and the .clutch thereby disengaged to arrest vthe operation of the distributing .mechanism as a whole.

TWhile the invention has herein been illus trated as applied to a particular class of machines, it should be understood that it is equally applicable to other kinds of machines as well. Vhile, too, the invention has been illustrated in connection with a machine em# bodying onlytwo mainjmagazinesand' two auxiliarymagazines,ritis not intendedfto be chine equipped with the present improve? ments, the auxiliary magazines being removed; I f Y Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionv taken on the line 2- -2 of Fig. l; 'l

Fig; 8 is a similar view, showing theupper auxiliaryv magazine entrance swung to the rear; Y l

4 is a rear elevation of the distributing mechanism; f y I Figl is a horizontal section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4;

Fig; 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, showing the ddistributor clutch released by the lower main magazine entrance; .and a l Fig. 7 is a vertical section takeiion the line 7'-7 ot'Fig. 4.

The matrices X are stored according to font or set in the two tandem series of superposed inclined magazines A, A', there being two magazines shown in eachseries, althoy 'ill-fi .heads and display matter, etc. The mag-ag' zinesA, A, are mounted on separate base frames A2, A3, respectively, and thoseot each series, as will later be Ydescribed, are mounted so that, they may beV swung upwardly and downwardly in the machine frame to locate either magazine in operative relation to the .iixed assembler throat or raceway B. The inagazines, asAusual,'are provided with es- Vcapeinents C, which control the release ofthe niatrices'tlierefrom and 'which are adapted .to 'be actuated (when the selected'magazines are in operative position) by a series ot pivoted levers C1, Vthe latter being operated in the customary way from a keyboard (not weies shown) through vertical reeds Cif After assemblage and casting, theimatricesi are carried upward and delivered to the distributing mechanism, which irst assortsthem according to tout and then releases them according to character, so that they may be returned through one or another of the channeled magnaziiie entrances D1, D2, D3 andD, to the magazine from whichthey started.Y 4The en-V trances D1, D2, connect the two main maga- ZinesA with the distributing mechanism,

while the entrances D3, Dconn'ectthe auizf iliary magazines A1therewith.

As best shown in Figz, the distributing `niechanisrii includes-the two character distributors E, E1, arranged one directly above the other, anda font separator F located at the entrance to the upper distributor E. Each of the character distributors comprises, as usual, a longitudinally ribbed or toothed bar forreleasing the matrices at diiterent points according to character, and avdistinct set oftconstantly driven conveying screws tor propelling thematrices along the bar. The font separator F maybe the same as thatshown and described inthe Kennedy patent before l referred to and is intended, by means of the selectingvbridgerF 1, to support matrices belonging to one font until they become engaged Y ltor vscrews which carry them along` the asso-- G? and held resiliently engaged with a loosen" driving pulley G3 connected by a pulley band by the upper distributor bar, and to permit those of other fonts to seek a slightly lower level and thus escape the bar. Matrices to be handled by the upper distributor may, there- Ifore, be plain or solid at their bottom edges so as to receive support from the bridge E1 (or it notched, have their notches locatedout of register with the transverse rib f ofthe bridge), while thoseintended for the llower distributor E1 should have a notch located to correspond to that of the rib f (see F ig. 3) The notched matrices fall lastride the rib j" anc. are advanced by the upper distributor screws across shorty rail lsections F2 `which drop them into a chute F3 leading to a lower di butor bon (not shown) arranged at the entrance to the lower distributor. From this 'boigvthe notched matrices are ted one after another into the threadsfoi the lower distribucia'ted bar for final distribution.

" The matrix conve ind screws of Aboth dis- Vvtribuators are driven constantly and in the us'ual'way from the so-called intermediate shaft G (shown only in Fig. l) through the medium ofa disc clutch G1 (Figs. 4;, 5 andj), which is splined vtoa short horizontallshait i. fitnot shown) to the intermediate'shaft. The

shaft G2 is journaled in fixed bearings at the Vext-reine right of the machine (at the left in.

we drawings) and is provided near one end '-.itli age/arfG1 for driving the screws oic thel lower distributor E1; Near its opposite end,

the shaft. G2 is providedwith asproclret wheel l G5 for driving the s'crewsvof-the upper-disey tribuatOrE, it being observed (see Fig.: 4:)

that the spindle of one `oiitliese` screws is extended through its bearingand provided with a corresponding sprocket wheel G6, which isy aligned with the sprocket G5v and connected thereto by a chain G7.

VThe disengagement of the clutch G1 from" he drive pulley GS is effected automatically by any over-balanced trip finger G8, which, in the presentinstance, is heldin its inactive position (see Fig. 4) by a small bellecrank" lever' d pivoted at to the framework and Y.operable by a train-of connections laterv to be 1 described. The trip finger Gs is hinged on a horizontal aXis g andy when released is ad'apted to be. projected (as shown in Fig. 7) intovv the path ot a constantly rotating toothed cam G9 carried by thev clutch G1, whereby the clutch is withdrawn axiallyV away from the pulley G3 and the driving connection between the latter and the shaft G2 instantly broken.

his .operation stops the entirel Vdistributing i mechanism, which may be restarted by withi drawing the finger G8 from engagement with the cam G9', either automatically as later described,-or manually, byv means of a hand wheel G10 mounted` on the outer end of the shatt f G2.

As best shown in Figs. l and 2 the entrances to .rigid Vextensions* A* which riser from the vend of the lower main magazine base upper frame A2 at the opposite sides thereof; and

the upperauxiliary entranceD3 is similarly'v supported by a pair otfdepending armsV D,-

Dwhich are-pivoted resnectively,.as at d and .fZV'to iiXed brackets O1,02,-.se'curedtol the distributor franieO. lt is pointed out that the pivotalaxes ofthese upper, magazine entrances are so located (at the rear of the lowerl distributor E1) and the shapeV of the entrances is such that they maybe swung freely back and forth between the two. dis- `A-tributors E1 from and to their Ioperative position. l

.In order to locate the entrances D1 and D35 in proper relation to the upper distributor 'E and the magazines-associated therewith, they are provided with suitable stop screws. CZ, (Z1,

the'ioriner being mounted in offset portions of the depending arms D5 ofthe vmain en trance D1 andarranged to bank against shoul- Y ders 'formed on vthe bracket extensions A4,. and the latter being similarly mountedlriii.

entrances are swung rearwardly, however,

they are caused gradually to change their position until finally inverted (see Fig. 3), and to catch any matrices that might at the time be lodged in one or more of the channels, each of said entrances 'is provided with a weighted tray D3, which is suspended from a pair of vsmall bracket arms D3 secured to the entrance supporting frame and projecting upwardly from the opposite ends thereof.

The lower main magazine entrance D2 is pivoted or hinged at its opposite sides to the rigid extensions A4 of the lower magazine base frame A2 in such manner that it may be swung rearwardly and downwardly at will from its operative position, without interference with the upper magazine entrance D1. In this case, however, due to the location of its pivotal axis, the entrance D2 must be sustained in its operative position, and hence there is provided (see Fig. l) a pair of short retaining arms or fingers O3 journaled on a fixed horizontal rod O4 and arranged respectively adjacent the inner face of the extensionsA4. These arms O3 are held under .the tension or torsion springs O5, coiled around the rod O4, against anti-friction rollers Z2 carried at the opposite sides of the entrance and they. are not only intended to hold the entrance resiliently in its operative position, but also serve to counterbalance the weight of the same as it is swung to and ii'o. The entrance-D2 is also provided with ad justable stop screws d3, which (as shown in Figs. l and Il) are adapted to engage the lower edge of the extensions A4 when the entrance is swung upwardly into operative position.

vThe lower auxiliary magazine entrance D4 is pivoted directly'to the lower magazine base frame -A3 in a manner similar to that oic the entrance D2, but, being comparativeiyjlight,

it is sustained resiliently in its raised posi-v tion by an ordinary pull spring D10 anchored to the fixed frame-bracket O2. Set screws (Z4, carriedby the entrance frame and engaging the upper end of the vlower magazine vided respectively with corresponding lixed berV J 4 of the auxiliaryentrance D3 being bifurcated to present a pair lof bearing portions y'1, y'2, which straddlethe upper end 01"" the bracketV member J2 and are arranged in spaced relation thereto. Y

It will now be seen that matrices handled` by the upper distributor Ewillbe directed therefrom through-the upper magazine entrances D1, D3, to the upper magazines of the two series, while those handled by the lower distributor E1 will be directed through the lower magazine entrances D2, D4, to the low'- ermagazines of the two series. If any oneV of the 'four entrances happens to become clogged, or for any other reason an inspection of the magazines or the distributingmecha nisni is required, one or another or all 'of the entrances maybe swung to the rear about their respective pivotal axes, each being readily accessible and capable-,ofr movement independently of the others.

ln this type of so-called mixing machine, it- -is important that the relation between the entrances and the distributors be undisturbed during the shifting of the magazines for interchange, so that the distribution oi matrices may be carried on continuously and in the manner required For this reason, the magazines (as shown in the Kennedy patent, before referred to) are usually mounted to swing about independent axes located immediately below the corresponding distributors, the entrances moving with the magazines and mounted on the respective magazine base frames. ln the present instance, the auxiliary magazines A, primarily toi1 the sake of economy in manufacture and as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, areiikewise mounted to swing about independent axes A5, A, the respective base frames thereof being hinged at these points thr-ough'the medium of short curved armsgA?, A?. It will be observed, however, that while the axis AG for the lower auxiliary magazine is located immediately below the "lower distributor E1, the location ofthe axis A5 for the upper auxiliary maga- 4 stantly maintained, irrespective ofthe swing-,gvA

ing movements of the magazine. Under these conditions, a relative movement takes .place between the lower end of the magazine entrance D3 and the entrance end of the upper auxiliary magazine when'the latter is swung about its piv-otal'axis for interchange, but the hill movement is so slight at this point, dueto the proximityrthereto of" the axis `5,lthat ma# trices will pass freely over the joint without hesitation. Y f 5 Theinain magazines A, on 'the' other` hand, and unlilie'those shown in the Kennedypa' ent, are both mounted in a commonv supporting frame, which consistsoi the vlower maga zine base iraine A2 with its upper extensions A4- and'the upper main magazine base frame A2, which is pivoted tothe extensions A* as at a (see Fig. '1) This supporting frame or shift iframe;7 asit may be called, is'mounted at its upper end' on trunnions Awliereby it may be swung Vupwardly and downwardly to bring one or the other` of the main magazines El in operative relation to the assembler throat Band the escapenient levers C1. During such "swinging movement oiC the shii'ft VVframe, the Y lower ends oi theniain magazine entrances D1 and D2 (which, as before stated, arevcar-V ried inthe extensions A4), vare allowed to maintain a fixed close -ielation to the upper ends of therespective magazines 1, and conseqnentlyyin the distribution of matrix `ionts "iangiiigirom 51/2 pts. to l0 pts., the vdanger 'of the thinner and lightermatrices hesitating Y or bec'oiniiigvlodged iseliininated.

5"( The trunnions A8, aswill benoted from Fie.

y1, project laterally liroin the extensions Af atl alevel intermediate the levels oi the two distributors E,VE1, at the rearthereohand, for I Vreasons presently tol be pointed out, theya're fniountedin open bearings o formed iii-the fixed supporting brackets 02, there being two or" these brackets arrangedrat opposite sides of. the machine clear of the upper magazine herein. The particular location of the pivot points thus provided for the shift frame is in-v tended to "minimize the movement of the upper ends of the entrances-D1 and D2 relatively*` fto the respective distribntorsl andvE1 during brackets O2 and connected to thev extensions `fso as to control the movement of `the. shaft traine when the latter is swung about the axis AS.. .y .rlhcxarrangement is such that as the magazines areswung downwardly te bring the upper niagazineinto operative position, Vtlie'links O6 cause the upperl rear portion of wir permiftedby the open bearings 0.), and as the magazines are swung upwardly to bring the lower magazine intol operative position,"the ried'partlyiby each ofthe several magazine links allow this portionoi' the frame to move bodily downward in seeking its originalposition.' In this' way, by causing the magazine at this point of'junc'ture entrances, althofonlv one bracket isshownv the' swinging of thefmagazines, but lfurther l movement. TheI means employed for thisl Y purpose (seeligs. land 4) consist of apain 'of suspension links OGcarried byithe'fixed Y the shift frame Vto move bodily upward (asv Y Y Y p y r These devices, as will be notedV in Figs. 4,"

shift'frameto turn about a bodilyshiftable axis, the magazine entrances D1 and D2 are -linaintained in proper matrix receiving relation to the respective distributors E* and El yat all times,as required- 'i f The swinging oithemagazines may beefiected by any7 mechanism suitableior the purpose, the particular mechanism illustrated herein being'substantially the saine as that f used linthe-commercial linotypema'chinesaf` This mechanism, which is shown only in vconnection with'the main-inagazinesei, but which maybe duplicated for theV auxiliary magazines A', consists4 essentiallyoi atogglefsys-w tem adapted to raise the shiitiirame as it'isa: extended andto lower said' frame" as itis collapse l. In its lowerniost position, the shift frame is supported'upon apair of set screws als" (F l) meuntedinfthe frameworl''and which are adjustable to locate the lupper magazine in operative relation to the assembler throat-'B'.'ln its' raised position,'`the shift frame is supported directly bythetoggle systemwhich is sordesigned that, vwhen straightened ont, it will locatey the lower magazine in correct registration with `the throat B.. The toggle system comprisestwo pairs of links K,K,1', intermediately connected by a transverse rod K2, to whichV theilowrer members K1 are fastened and on which the@ upper members K areloosely mounted. `The members K1 arepivotedat their loweren'ds in n the 'machine frame', and the members K' at their free ends are formed with' open'bearings or forks le whereinengage lpins is which prof" ject Vinwardly from lugs a2 depending from the lower magazine base frame gThe rod K2 is, limited iii its movements inboth directions and when rocked upwardly isstopped j ust past dead centerso as to loc-lztheniagm zines in their-*raised position. The movement :of the rod K2 is' controlled by a pivoted hand lever Kwhoseilonger armr extends forwardly within reach of the operator and whose shorter arm K4 is connected tothe 'rod K2, thearno 'rangementrbeing" such that, `when the lever i zdepressed,the rod K2 will be rockedforward-V ly to extendv the toggle'` memben and, when `raised, will shift vthe rod rearwardly to collapse" Ythe toggles., The shift liframe is thus `swung upwardly,anddownwardly to dei'inite positions jto bring one or the otherfof ,the

Y magazines into operation, desired.

5 andf, constitute a'traiiioiiconnections car- 'f entrances D1, D2,"Da, and D4. In the vpreferred eiribodiment illustrated, these connec- -l ,w

tions consist 'of' apairfof horizontally aligned" slide rods J5, J 5 supported at theirinner ends D5 so as to engage the shorter arm j of the bell-crank lever J, and is provided with a compression 4spring J7, which is seated against the inner side of the arm DG andtends constantly to press the rod endwise toward the right. The endwise movement of the rod J5,

however, is limited in the latter direction by a collar J 5 securedthereto and adapted byy the" action of the spring J7 to bank againstr the bearing portion D7'1 of the bracket member J 4, The slide rod J 5 is likewise limited in its endwise movements by collars J 5, 10 and normally sustains the rod J5 towardl the left against. the tension of the spring J7 through the medium of a slide J 11, being itself sustained by a pivoted dog J12 carried by the fixed bracket O2. The slide J 11 is permanently mounted in the upper end ofthe bracket member J 2 ofthe lower auxiliary magazine y,entrance D4 and is formed at'opposite ends ywith beveled head portions y'5, j5, which are wider than the intermediate portions of the e ao slide and serve to limit its longitudinal movements. I

rI'he connections just describedcomplete that part of the train carried by the upper and lower auxiliary'magazine entrances and are adapted to cause the release of the trip finger G5, and the consequent stoppage of the distributing mechanism, when'either of said entrances is swung to the rear from its operative position. If the lower entrance happens to Abe the one moved, the slidez J11 is carried away from its position between the rods J5,

and J 5, and thespring J7, in forcing the rod J5 to theright, relieves the pressure on the bellcrank lever J and thus frees the trip finger G5, which may then rock into engagement withV the cam G9 and throwout the clutch. As the entrance is returned to its operative position,

Vthe beveled surfaces ofthe yhead portions 17'5,A j* oftheV slide J11 engage the respective rods, J5, J 5, and since the rod J 5-is supported against endwise movement toward the riglitA by the dog J12, the rod J5 will be pushed by the Y slide J11 against the tensionof its actuating spring J7 backto its former position. The bell-crank lever J, by such movement ofthe rod J 5K, yis rocked ina clockwise. direction (according to Figs. 5 and 6.),fand by itsengagement with the trip linger Gfmoves the latter out of engagement withthe clutch cam` G5 to restart the distributing mechanism.

When the upper auxiliary magazine en- Ltrance, D5 is swungabackwardly, `both slide:

rods J 5 and J 5 are carried with it,.the trip finger G8 being free to disengage the clutch G1. when the rod J5 passesout of engagement with thebell-c-ranklever J Asthe opposite bracket member J 1 serving to locate the outer end of the rod in proper position to'engage the bell-crank lever J when the entranceD3 is later swung forwardly. At this'later time, the innerfend of the rod J 5 is ladaptedto vengage the tapered 'head js of the'slide J11 and by such engagement the rod is carried endwise to the left and through the lever J disengages the trip linger G5 from the cam G, the slide J11 during this endwise movement of therod J5 being sustained by the dog J1? through the rod J 5 which has been brought into a position between said dog and the tapered head j5 of the slide. The end ofthe shorter arm of the lever J, as well as that of the dog- ,J11, are [beveled off so as to facilitate and insure the proper engagement of the respective rods J 5 and J 5 therewith when the entrance D5 is swung forwardly The 'remaining connections of the train, which are associated with the main magazine entrances D1 andV D2,.consist ofa slide J13 mounted in the depending bracket member J8 of the upper magazine entrance D1. This slide is also formed with beveled head portions y'5, y'5 and is operable by a plate JM, beveled atJ 15, which is secured to the top surface of the angular bracket member Jl1 of the lower main magazine entrance D2.

` Normally, the slide J13 abuts against the plate,

J1? (as shown in Figs. 4 and 5) and, in this position, .is adapted to .sustain the dog Jui through an intermediate horizontal rod J1, the latterk in order to simplify the `construction of adjacent partsV (as best shown in Fig.

6) being slidably mounted in the right-handV trunnion A5 of the main magazine'supporting frame. Theconnection thus established between the entrances D1 and :D2 and the 'pivoteddog J12 is. such that the support for thelatter will be instantly taken away when one orthe other of said entrances is moved n from its ,operative position, and in either event the spring J7 is allowed to act as in the icase of the entrances D? and D4 to release the .trip finger G5 and stopthe distributor.

Figf illustrates the positions the various partsassume whenther lower magazine en trance D2 is moved rearwardly, the plate J14 being shownout of contact with the slide J15 and the rods J5 and J 5, shifted to the right. As thefentrance D? is pushed home, the beveledsurface J15 of the plate J14 is adapted to engage the slide'J15 and cam it towardthe left, thereby resetting the train and engaging the clutch G1 in the manner above dcscribed. The result is precisely the same when the upper magazine entrance .D1 is movedV from and to its operative position, but this timethe slide J15'is vmoved relatively to theplate J11 and yrod 15, so that in the first instance it is'adapted to release the dogV J1? through 'said rod, and in'tlie second instance is adapted byY the engagement of its beveled `suri'aces j5, j with the plate-e`1`L and rod 516,

respectively, to beiV cammed bythe :former toward the lett to push the :latterin the same direction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: Y

i. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality oicharacter disti'ib liters arranged at'diiierent levels and eachV Vcomprising a toothed bar and a distinct set 'of n atrix conveyi -g screws, a font separator arranged in line with the upper distributor,

a plurality of siiperposed inclined magazines, one for each distributor, assembling devices,

common supporting frame for the maga` @aines'pivotally mountedjin the machine nation et a plurali-ty etV cliaracterrdistribib tcrs'arranged at different levels and each comprising a. toothed bar and a distinct set of matrix conveying screws,`a fontseparator arranged in line with the upperdistributon a plurality ofsuperposedl inclined ymagazines, one for each distributor, assemblingjde.

vices, a 'common supporting rame'for'tli'e yr a.iiie,"aiid meanstor swinging said vtrame about its pivotal axis to bring one oranotherV otftlie magazines intooperative relation to tlieassembling devices, the pivotal aXi's of 4said magazine supporting trame' being'ulo'- cated at a point intermediate the distribultors suclitliat tliejcper'ative connectionyb'etween the magazines and the respective distribut'crs will 'be V'iindisturbed during the swinging-movement of said frame.Y ijln a typographical machine, thel combination of two character distributors jar-` f ranged at different levels and each comprisa teothed bar and a distinct set of matrix conveying screws, a font selecting bridge dis-`V posed at the level of' the upper distributor,

'two superposed inclined magazines, one for each distributor, intermedi'ate lniagazine entrances connecting the magazines with the- `respect-ive distributors, assembling devices,-y

a supporting frame pivot/ed atits upper end and wherein the magazinesandentrances are finountec, and means for swinging saidA frame Y about its pivotal axis to lbring either niagazine into operative relation to the assembling devices without disturbing thefconiiectioiik of the` magazine entrances with tlie distr ibi'itoifs In a typographical machine, theA combi-y matrix conveying screws, Aa font separator varranged in line with the upper distributor,

plurality of siiperposed inclined magazines,

one for eachudistributor, assembling devices, a commonvsupporting'frame for the niagazines pivctcd at its upper end in the machine frame, intermediate magazine entrances car ried by said frame, means iorswinging the frame. about itspivotal axisv to bring one or anotherof the magazines into operative relation tothe assembling devices, and means for shifting` the pivotal axis yof the support- Iing traine during theV swinging movement thereof so'asto maintain the operativer revlation of the magazine 'entrances to 'the distributors. ,e 4 t Y -v T i i Y e. ina ey pogra-piiical machine, tliecombination et two character distributors arranged es Ioit other i'ontsrtctljie `lower ,distriouton .two superposed inclined magazines arranged inoperative rclatien' to the; distributors", assembling devices, a pivoted supporting-frame kcommen to both niagaziiies aiidj'mova'ble abc-ut its pivotalaXis-to locate either maga-y zine iii operative relation tothe assembling);n

devices, and a pair of intermediate magazine rom tlierupper distributor te the upper Yniaciazinaand the other for conducting matrices from the lower distributor-tothe lower magazine, said entrances. being mounted in saidwsuppcrtingtraine sol that either may be moved, withoutdisturbing the other, rearivardlj-.lv and downwardly to give access "tothe interior-partswhen desired;v i V 6. Iiialtypograplncal machine, the comb ination'oi' t cnaract'er distributors arranged a .at` diiierent" levels and eacliy Comprisingtootli'edbar and ai,r distinct set of matrix con- .rrifeying screws, a 'font separator arranged at tl'fielevel of the upper distributor and serving to direct matricesoi one font directly onto lie upper distributor bar and deliver matrices ci other ltents to tlie'lower distributor, tivo -supe'rposed inclined magazines pivota'lly 'mounted at their'upperw'eiids,,assembling devices, pair oi: intermediatemagazine yen'-V trances, one lor conducting the matrices from 1 the upper distributorv tothe upper magazine.' 'andthe other for conducting matrices VYtroni i thc-lower distributor` to the-lower' magazine,

vso

entrances, Vone for conducting the Vniat-ri'ces Y magazines pivetallvmoiinted inthe' machine ,A 1 Y r). J Y

and means for swinging the magazines about their pivotal'a-:ges'to locate 'either'inf operative relation-v to 'the-assembling" devices withoutV vdisturbing' theirconnections witlithe respective distributors, tlieuipper magazine entrance being mountedsotliat it may be moved bodily rearwardV betweenv the distributors to give accessi-0 the interior parts. I

ranged atdiiierent levels, one directly above the other, two superposed inclined magazines, l

operat .c relation tothcfdistribut" s, assembling devices, aipivoted supporting i'raine `common to bothg magazinesv and movable aboutits pivotal axis to locate either niagazine in operative relation to the assembling' devices, and a pair of intermediate magazine entrances pivotally mounted in said frame, o-ne :for conductingv the `matrices from the upper distributor to-the upper magazine and the other for conducting matrices from the lower distributor to the lower magazine, said upper magazine entrance 'being movable.

bodily rearward about its pivotal axis in a path between the distributors toV to the interior parts,

' 8. ln a typographical machine, the-combination of two character distributors arranged at `dierent levels and each Y comprising a toothed 'bar and a distinct set jotnia'trix conveying screws, two'superposetL inclined magazines, one 'for each distributor, and a pair ot'y intermediate. 'magazine entrances connecting the 'Y upper 'and lower magazines with the upper and lower distributors respectively, thev lower magazine entrance being pivotally mounted and arranged to swing in a path below the distributors, and the upper magazine f I entrance being mounted tor a bodily movement inY a pat-h between the distributors.

Q9. ln a typographical machine, the combination .of two character distributors arranged atV different levels and each comprising a toothed bar and a distinct set of matrix conveying screws, two superposed inclinedV magazines, one'for each distributor, a pairof intermediateA magazine entrances connecting theupper and lower magazines with the upper and lower distributors respectively, the upper magazine entrance being mounted so that it maybe swung between the distributors f rearwardly and downwardlyV to an inverted position, and a tray or receptacle kcarried by said entrance and adapted at such time to assume a position beneath the inverted upper .end of the entrance.

1.1 t Ylal" h` thecm-j Y 0 n abypogmp ucq une me O Y tive positionwill break the controlling connections Vand stop the distributing mecha- Y bination of two character distributors ara pair ofmagazine'entranc'es connecting the upper and lower magazines 'with the upper and lower distributors respectively, a supporting frame hinged at its uppery end and wherein thev magazines and entrances'V are givel access ently toward the rear Jforv access to the interior parts, means for swingingsaid frame about its pivotal axis tobringeither of thev magazines into operative position without disturbing their connection with the respective distributors, a clutch through which the distributors are operated, and a train ot connections'carried partly by one and4 partly by the other magazine entrance for ycontrolling the, operation of the clutch, whereby the movement of eithei' oif the magazine entrances from operative position will disen-y gage the clutch and stop the distributors.

ll. n ka typographical machine, the com# bination of two vconstantly operated characvter distributors, Ytwo superposed inclined fromithe upperdistributor to the upper magazine and. the -other Afor conducting matrices f from thelower distributor tothe lower magazine, 'the saidQentrances being independently mounted and each movable toward the rear for access yto the interior parts withoutdisturbing the other, the' upper magazine en- Y.

trancebeingadapted toimove ina path between the distributors and the lower magazine entrance in a path belowgthe distributors, a'clutch through which the distributors are operated, and a train of connections f carried partly by each oneof the magazine entrances for controlling the operationjot said: clutch,`whereby the ymovement of Vone orY the other of said entrancestrom operative position willfdisengage the clutch and stop the distributors. l

12. In a typographical machine, the conibination-v of. two main -character distributors .arranged atdiiierentylevels and each comprising a toothed bar and aV set of matrix conveying screws, two-.superposed inclined magazines, a pair of intermediate magazine entrances, one foriconducting the matrices from the upper distributor to the lupper magazine` and the other for conducting matrices rfromthe lower distributor to the lower magazine, the Vsaid entrances being independently mounted and each vmovable rearwardly and VVdownwardly for access to the'interior parts without disturbing the other, means for vdriving the distributor screws, and a train of connections carried partly by the upper magazine -entrance and partly by the lower magazine entrance for controlling the operation of said driving means, whereby the movement of either entrance from its operanism. v. Y p

13. 1n a typographical'machinefthecom-v bination of -twof character distributors com- `prising a toothedy bar'and a distinct set of matrix conveyingscrews, two s'eriesot super`4 A posed magazines arranged side by side, 'inag mounted, the `latter being movable independ- 1- azine entrances connecting-.the magazines of each series with the respective distributors and mounted so as to be movable independently rearwardly and downwardly for access to the interior parts, a clutch through which the distributors are operated, and a train of connections carried partly by each of the several magazine entrances for controlling the operation of the clutch, whereby the movement of one or another of said entrances from operative position will disengage the clutch and stop the distributing mechanism. Y 14. In a typographical machine, the combination of a distributing mechanism, two series of superposed magazines arranged side by side, separate magazine entrances connecting the respective magazines of each series with the distributing mechanism and mounted so as to be movable independently rearwardly and downwardly for access to the interior parts, a clutch through which the distributing mechanism is operated, and a train of connections carried partly by each one of the magazine entrances for controlling the operation of the clutch, whereby the movement of one or another of said entrances from operative position will disengage the clutch and stop the distributing mechanism.

15. In a typographical machine, the combination of two character distributors arranged one above the other with a space between them, two inclined magazines, and

intermediate magazine entrances for conducting matrices from the distributors to the respective magazines, the upper magazine entrance being mounted to turn o-n a fixed axis located at the rear of the two distributors and in such position that it may be moved bodily rearward over the lower distributorV without interfering with the upper distributor.

16. In a typographical machine, the combination of two character distributors arranged at different levels and each comprising a toothed bar and a distinct set of matrix conveying screws, a pair of superposed inclined main magazines, intermediate magazine entrances connecting the magazines with the respective distributors, a common shift frame for the magazines wherein the entrances are also mounted, said frame being pivoted at its upper end on an axis so loy cated that either magazine may be brought into operative position without disturbing the connection of the entrances with the corresponding distributors, a second pair of superposed inclined auxiliary magazines arranged at the side of or in tandem to the iirst pair of magazines and pivotallymounted at their upper ends on independent axes to permit either magazine to be swung into operative position, and intermediate magazine entrances for connecting the auxiliary magazines with the respective distributors, one of the latter entrances being pivoted tothe machine frame and the axis of themagazine asmounted, said frame being pivoted at its upper end on an axis so located that either magazine may be brought into operative position without disturbing the connection of the en-l trances with the distributors, a pair of superposed inclined auxiliary magazines arranged at the side of or in tandem to the main magazines and mounted on-separate base frames pivoted at their upper ends on independent axes to permit either magazine to be swung into -operative position, and intermediate magazine entrances, one carried in the machine frame and connecting the upper auxiliary magazine with the upper distributor, and the other carried by the lower magazine base frame and connecting the lower magazine with the lower distributor, the pivotal axis for the upper auxiliary magazine being located adjacent the lower end of the Vassociated magazine entrance, and the pivotal axis for the lower auxiliary magazine being located immediately below the lower distributor, so that the operative connections of said auxiliary magazines with the distributors will be maintained when they are swung upwardly and downwardly for interchange.

In testimony whereof, this specification has been duly signed by JOHN R. ROGERS.

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